OS X 10.3 PowerPC: No work
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I realize that such platforms are at the bottom of the priority list (if they're even on the list anymore) but I noticed that under the applications page, you have a version of Data collect v3 for "Mac OS X 10.3 or later running on Motorola PowerPC". I have a host that occasionally sees daylight, an iBook G3 running OS X 10.3.9 and BOINC 6.6.36, and I receive the message "Your BOINC client software is too old." when requesting work. However, 6.6.36 is the latest version of BOINC that will run on OS X 10.3; shall I assume that the Applications page should read "10.4 or later"? 10.4 will run 6.12.35, the last build of BOINC that will support OS X/PPC of any version. | |
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As stated previously (and on the BOINC "All Versions" page): | |
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By some strange coincidence, I just uncovered a time capsule in the form of an old G3 iMac that came out of my Dad's garage... With BOINC 6.10.17 installed! So, obviously the last version for 10.3 was not 6.6.36 as the official downloads page suggested. I've got a post in to the BOINC forums to see if there is another newer version that will work--I'm assuming that it will be the last OS X version in the 6.10.x series. Also, if there is a particular reason to NOT use 6.10.17, and why the much earlier version is posted as official. | |
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It may have just been a pre-release and never officially declared a stable version. | |
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I am careful to avoid pre-release versions--just in case something goes wrong, I don't always have timely access to all of the hosts I manage. I usually wait for a version to be released across all platforms (such as with the current 7.2.33) before making any upgrades. Also, the 6.10.x series had a number of releases, numbering all the way up through 6.10.58 for Mac, which according to this page should have been the first version to require 10.4. However, at this point I've tried versions back to 6.10.54 and their installers have claimed 10.4 as a requirement. | |
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So, the "official" word from release notes is that 6.10.21 was the last version to support OS X 10.3. However I tried 6.10.21, 6.10.20 and 6.10.19 (6.10.18 was not released for Mac) and while the installer succeeds, BOINC manager crashes immediately upon install. Not sure what that's about. The installers for 6.10.22 and later report that they require 10.4 or later. | |
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